"What is the value of Black life in America?"In Avidly Reads Passages, Michelle D. Commander plies four freighted modes of travel—the slave ship, train, automobile, and bus—to map the mobility of her ancestors over the past five centuries. In the process, she refreshes the conventional American travel narrative by telling an urgent story about how history shapes what moves us, as well as what prevents so many Black Americans from moving or being moved. Anc...

In Afro-Atlantic Flight Michelle D. Commander traces how post-civil rights Black American artists, intellectuals, and travelers envision literal and figurative flight back to Africa as a means by which to heal the dispossession caused by the slave trade. Through ethnographic, historical, literary, and filmic analyses, Commander shows the ways that cultural producers such as Octavia Butler, Thomas Allen Harris, and Saidiya Hartman engage with speculative thought about slavery, the ...

From COVID to climate-change-induced wildfires and hurricanes, we live in an era when catastrophes have become the new normal. But even though these events affect us all, some members of society are more vulnerable to harm than others.This essay collection explores how the definition of catastrophe might be expanded to include many forms of large-scale structural violence on communities, species, and ecosystems. Using feminist methodologies, the contributors to Public Catastrop...

**A new anthology celebrating the African American voices that influenced and shaped the history of the White HouseA Penguin Classic**The People’s House is an anthology comprised primarily of first-person accounts, from the eighteenth century to the present, detailing the Black experience in the White House — in turn illustrating how African Americans have influenced the presidency and policy over America’s 250-year history. The collection’s diversity of perspectiv...

His prejudiceHardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law…only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.Her pride!Carly Evans is horrified-she's his grandfather's doctor, not a gold digger! She can't wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare's frustratingly handsome face. Only before she ...

His prejudice…Hardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law… only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.Her pride!Carly Evans is horrified—she’s his grandfather’s doctor, not a gold-digger! She can’t wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare’s frustratingly handsome face. Only before sh...

The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Covenant takes readers on a profound journey through the heart of God's covenant with His people at Mount Sinai. Each chapter delves into the significance of the commandments, exploring their timeless relevance and impact on the lives of the Israelites. From the sacred moment of receiving the tablets to the struggles of living out these di...

From the first moment he saw her, she had command over this merman's heart.Welcome to the underwater world of Atlantes! A paranormal merman (mermaid) romance series by NYT and USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. PillowMerman shapeshifter Iason doesn’t understand why the woman he’s trying to rescue seems insistent he save anyone but her. Duty bound to help whoever he can, he takes the woman to Atlantes, his home beneath the waves.A watery gr...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Beneath His CommandFBI agent Bruce has spent his life living by the rules—hard, relentless, and unyielding. But when his brother's killer resurfaces, Bruce is forced to partner with rookie agent Tessa, the one woman who ignites both his fury… and his darkest desires.Tessa is chaos wrapped in beauty. Reckless, stubborn, and untamed, she's everything Bruce has sworn to con...

Devastation. Lies. Decisions.Elizabeth gets her old job back to make ends meet and is surprised to find Zanestill wants her to have the lighthouse. She refuses it and the job he says is still hers.Zane helps Meagan out with her political endeavors and that ends up on televisionwhere Elizabeth sees Meagan has gotten what she wanted, Zane.When the keys to the lighthouse are given to her, she decides toaccept the place since Zan...

Devastation. Lies. Decisions.Elizabeth gets her old job back to make ends meet and is surprised to find Zane still wants her to have the lighthouse. She refuses it and the job he says is still hers.Zane helps Meagan out with her political endeavors and that ends up on television where Elizabeth sees Meagan has gotten what she wanted, Zane.When the keys to the lighthouse are given to her, she decides to accept the place since Zane has obviously gone ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.“A fierce and powerful story of love and danger.”— New York Times best-selling author Mary Jo Putney“Gifted author Pamela Burford delivers a sexy, tension-packed sizzler with a tough, strong hero guaranteed to make our hearts throb!”— RT Book Reviews (4 stars)Kidnapped by the commando!When Elizabeth Lancaster is abducted from a nature commune, she’s terrified for her life...